My wife is a bit more into religion than me, which has rubbed off a bit on my oldest.
On the one hand I really want to instill a sense of “don’t believe stuff without evidence”, on the other hand I don’t want to be a jerk. So I settle on things like “I think God is a girl” “What!? God is a boy’s name!” “Says who? Who else has the name God??”
I randomly got my kid a typing game. I don’t know if schools teach typing anymore? Or if it matters, since swiping is pretty fast anyway. Then I started wondering if we’ll just have a direct brain interface within 15 years? Why not?
That is, are there any skills that will be useful in 15 years?
I remember having to learn cursive. I use it every time I sign my name to vote! Other than that it was pretty useless.
Oh god, now I want that year back.
clearly not a Big East basketball fan of the olden days
The 25yo boy just got diagnosed with adhd. I wouldn’t have believed it necessarily, but our GP diagnosed it, and I trust her completely - she’ll either diagnose, or refer to a specialist, and she diagnosed.
It’s a bit disturbing because it involves meds, and I prefer to stay away from any mood/emotion altering meds unless really necessary. I hate to see him on meds for the rest of his life. I guess if it helps him focus on his schoolwork it’s worthwhile, and he’s got what I believe is a very low dose. Still, a bit perturbing.
Both my spouse’s and my reaction was a bit surprised, and we both said the same thing. If anybody in this family has ADHD, it’s me. OTOH, there’s quite a bit of OCD running down my spouse’s side of the family, so maybe that’s the hereditary factor. Eh, blame the spouse for this one I guess.
I stopped using ADD meds in my 20s. I didn’t like what stimulants did to my mood/brain. I also had started slowly growing out of it then. Also day-to-day life got easier to manage, sort of.
My sister, conversely, just got diagnosed in her 40s, I think because she has a lot more organizational junk to worry about. Also she was prescribed wellbutrin. She didn’t like what it did to her brain though so she’s trying other stuff now.
On the other hand, my wife, loves wellbutrin for her depression. Better Living Through Chemistry. I should probably be on it for the same reason.
i thought wellbutrin was for depression, not adhd.
im the only member of my family not on some form of daily meds. i consider trying to get some from time to time (either some level of social anxiety or adhd). but i guess i’m fine as is.
for the kids, i need them to manage the stuff that is affecting them through to their 20’s and perhaps then brain chemistry will settle in and they can decide what to do.
It is. She said Wellbutrin was found to work sometimes for add, and they are trying hard to not prescribe stimulants now.
BRUSH YOUR TEETH
No, it doesn’t work if you just hold it in your mouth.
BRUSH.
Keep brushing!
You need to get the plaque off!
Or you’ll get GERMS!!
And CAVITIES!!!
I was thinking about that… If one of my teeth falls out… then the tooth fairy would come… and give me a a present… Is that correct?
Yes…
So, if I get cavities, and my teeth fall out, then the tooth fairy will give me presents, to comfort me… So I’ll be comforted, teeth or no teeth.
Tell her to price out dental implants and decide if that Tooth Fairy cash will cover replacing her permanent teeth.
Could also say the Tooth Fairy pays top dollar for good teeth vs pennies for ones with cavities, which results in a solid rate of return to keep them clean.
Teeth or no teeth.
My son with Tourette’s has told us that he feels the need to yell out now. It’s quite frightening when he does it. He’s managed to control the urge at school, but that’s not a healthy way to deal with tics. His tics until now have been relatively mild, at least as far as disruption goes.
Winter break begins Wednesday, so I think we have some time to deal with this, but I’m concerned about how he will be treated. I might send him to school with a small pillow and see if his teacher would allow him to go out into the hall and yell into that when he feels he can’t help himself. I just don’t want him to be bullied over it.
We are letting our kids stay up as late as they want on NYE. I asked my son if he remembered doing NYE in the past, and he said it was basically where we stay up until 12AM, drink gross juice, and then “do something disturbing to each other.” I probed on what that disturbing thing was, and it was kissing each other.
Lol
Sometimes I worry my kid is too sheltered to really experience enough, but it certainly helps they can take something as boring as NYE and twist it into Eyes Wide Shut.
omg, childhood throwback!
That Strega Nona, she is a mean one. 
My younger son tested as gifted on a national abilities test. I have mixed feelings on standardized tests and also giftedness and how we define it, but I’m awfully proud of him all the same.
I’ve known he was gifted for a while, and my pride is not contingent on his intelligence or performance, I’m more just proud to see him shaping himself into a full, unique person with strengths and weaknesses. It’s also cool to see him impressed with himself, something he doesn’t exhibit as often as I think he should.
